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Cole County awards Wildwood Drive extension contract to Don Schneiders Excavating after bids exceed estimate
Summary
Cole County Commission awarded the Wildwood Drive extension contract to Don Schneiders Excavating Company despite bids arriving above the engineer's estimate and the county budget; commissioners approved budget adjustments and reimbursement arrangement with Public Water Supply District No. 2 for waterline work.
Cole County Commission voted Jan. 28 to award the Wildwood Drive extension and paving project to Don Schneiders Excavating Company after reviewing four bids and budget adjustments to cover a higher-than-estimated contract amount.
Public Works staff told commissioners that bids were opened Jan. 17 and that the project includes grading and paving Wildwood Drive from Edgewood Drive South to Rock Ridge Road and constructing a roundabout at Wildwood and Rock Ridge. Two alternate bids included a waterline installation that Public Water Supply…
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